You certainly know it, first there was 3G, then 4G, it is now 5G which is starting to be deployed all around us. The more recent the Internet generations, the more tasks you can accomplish with your Lenovo. It is really convenient! And for those who had the chance to test the first versions of the web, it was mandatory to switch off their fixed mobile phone to be able to use the Internet and download an image in several minutes, and up to several days for a film ... From now on it is a question of only a few minutes for a film in 4K for the lucky ones whose accommodation is equipped with fiber. This will also be the case for you with 5G which will change everything. However, our internet plans are not completely unlimited plans, and we are generally limited to 50, 100 or 200 GB per month for the most important plans. It is therefore important depending on your consumption to manage it well so as not to find yourself short of mobile data.
This is precisely what we will show you today, we will find out the method to set a mobile data limit on your Lenovo. In this context, to begin with, we will quickly explain to you in a little more detail the reason why it is important to manage your internet package. Then, the different ways of limit the consumption of your internet data on your Lenovo.
Why set a mobile data limit on your Lenovo?
We start this guide by quickly telling you the reason why it is appropriate to monitor the mobile data consumption of your Lenovo. You probably don't know this if you only use your internet plan very little so far or have WiFi at home, but most current 4G plans are limited in data volume and bandwidth. (download speed) is greatly reduced once you exceed this volume.
It's when you go for a weekend or when the internet at home is not working and you use your Lenovo as a mobile access point that you realize that the data leaves quickly ... Watch some video clips or getting lost on social networks are really greedy activities and your internet plan may not hold up if you plan to do this for a whole month.
It is in these cases that it may be advisable to use a limitation of the data of your Lenovo so as not to be surprised and end up with an ultra slow connection, something to which we are moreover not at all used to and that we generally live particularly badly because we are so used to broadband. Downloading a photo can take a few tens of seconds, several minutes for a loaded web page, and you should not even hope to be able to watch a video, even in poor quality ...
The method to block the consumption of mobile data on your Lenovo?
We are now going to the practical part of this guide, we will teach you how to limit the internet data consumption of your Lenovo. Despite everything, this manipulation is very simple and you will not need to be an expert in new technology to control your consumption on the internet.
You have the possibility to configure a data consumption alert threshold to alert you when you exceed a certain consumption. And one limit which when exceeded will block mobile data connections to avoid over consumption. In the event that you wish you can also discover how to save battery on your Lenovo.
How to set a mobile data consumption alert threshold on a Lenovo?
First of the options we want to present to you, it is simply a prevention technique, it will be used to alert you each time you exceed a first level of internet data consumption, however without blocking your package. A good solution to leave you a margin while being informed that you have to start paying attention to keep the package for the rest of the month. Discover below the procedure to follow to define it:
- Go to the “Settings” of your Lenovo
- Then in the "Connections" menu click on "Use of mobile data"
- In the settings of this tab, you can define a threshold "Data warning" , you just have to click on it to configure the data volume from which you want to be alerted by notification
How to set a data consumption blocking limit on a Lenovo?
In the event that you want to be more radical and you want, after setting a warning, find a solution to completely block your data consumption so as not to use everything, for example, by having launched a non-essential update, the best method will be to set a blocking limit for your internet package. In this way, there is no more risk of consuming everything without realizing it. We recommend that you set this limit at 80 or even 90% of your package to be sure to keep enough for the essentials:
- Access the “Connections” menu of your Lenovo, you will find it in the latter's settings
- In the "Use of mobile data" tab, you can access the settings by clicking on the small cogwheel at the top right of your screen
- You will now just have to activate to start if you haven't already done so. "Data limit definition" and then define the data volume to which you want to fix the blocking
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